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Inadvertently Produced PCBs in Inks and Pigments Workshop/Upcoming Oct. mtgs.

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Register now to reserve your seat!

Inadvertently Produced PCBs in Inks and Pigments Workshop 
Partnerships for Innovative Solutions
Spokane Convention Center, Spokane WA
October 8th and 9th, 2019

Hotel Accomodations: A block of rooms is being held at the Oxford Suites Downtown Spokane under “PCB Workshop”. Government rates are based on availability, and the hotel block is filling up. Call (509) 353-9000 to reserve your room at the workshop rate. 

Virtual Attendance: A WebEx option has been made available. Please go to the workshop webpage to register for on-line attendance. 

Space is limited for in-person attendance. Please go to the workshop webpage to register and reserve your seat!  REGISTRATION DEADLINE is October 1

Upcoming October SRRTTF meetings: (call in number 605-313-5141, 723394#)
TSCA work group conf. call – 10/2 at 9 am
Data Management work group conf. call – 10/10 at 3 pm
Tech Track work group conf. call – 10/15 at 10 am
Education and Outreach meeting – 10/22 at 10 am at Spokane Regional Health District
SRRTTF meeting – 10/23 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at Spokane County Water Resource Center



September 25, 2019 Technical Track Work Group meeting

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The next meeting of the SRRTTF Technical Track Work group is:

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (There will be a working lunch.  Please rsvp and let lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com know if you have any special dietary needs)
Location:  Spokane Department of Ecology office, 2nd floor conf. room, 4601 N. Monroe St.

Register

We will review and discuss findings from the May 2019 Data Synthesis Workshop (DSW) and how to apply findings to future work planning.

Meeting materials:
Mtg Packet
SRRTTF Project Categories and Tasks 9-25-19 (1)
summary of workshop and next steps for TTWG
TTWG – Agenda Draft 092419


SRRTTF Fish work group meeting/Other upcoming mtgs.

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The Fish sampling work group will have a meeting this next Monday, August 26.

Location:
WDFW Region 1 Headquarters
2315 N. Discovery Place
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Call in number if you cannot attend in person: 360-407-3780, 380231#
Agenda: SRRTTF Fish Working Group Meeting agenda 8-26-19

Other upcoming work group meetings: (conf. call number – 605-313-5141, 723394#)
TSCA conference call- September 4 at 10 am
Education and Outreach – September 10 at 10 am held at Spokane Regional Health District office
Data Management conference call – September 12 at 3 pm

The next SRRTTF meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 27 from 1:30 – 5:00 pm at Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District.

Please contact lara@whitebluffsconsulting.com for additional information

August 27, 2019 SRRTTF Meeting

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The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is:

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District Office
22510 E. Mission Avenue Liberty Lake, WA 99019
Click here for a map

To attend by Webex and phone (all please register using the link below):
Register
After your request has been approved, you’ll receive instructions for joining.

Meeting Documents:
0 – SRRTTF agenda_20190827
1 – SRRTTF DRAFT Meeting Summary 6-26-19
2 – PCB-Products-ISESISIAQ-082019-V6_SRRTTF
3 – SRF SRRTTF PCB Media Campaign Results 8.19.19
4AB – Summary draft tasks 2019-2021&options&pmf phase 2 SOW
5A – MOA Edits Summary
5B – SRRTTF-MOA-Final-1-23-2012- Suggested Edits 08152019
5C – Codification Summary
5D – Attachment 1
6 – Workshop Agenda 8-26-2019 for SRRTTF
7 – ACE Commitment Report
8 – Future Meeting Topics – August 2019

August SRRTTF meeting date change/ Senate Bill 5135/Transitioning to Safer Chemicals training

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The next meeting of the Spokane Regional Toxics Task Force will be on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm at Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District.

Washington’s Department of Ecology and Department of Health are working to implement Substitute Senate Bill 5135. Their working name for this law is “Safer Products for Washington.” This new law is designed to reduce the use of toxic chemicals in products by restricting or eliminating those toxics when safer alternatives are available. They are asking interested parties to sign up on their email list and find more information on the Safer Products for Washington website.  Register for their August 29 webinar about this work. If you have questions, contact them at SaferProductsWA@ecy.wa.gov

OSHA 7225 Transitioning to Safer Chemicals
September 5-6, Spokane, WA
December 11-12, Seattle, WA
Register HERE
Unsure if you want to commit the time? Listen to a webinar about the training to learn more about it.

August 9, 2019 SRRTTF Meeting/Conference Call

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The next meeting of the Spokane Regional Toxics Task Force will be a conference call to discuss the recommendation for the tasks to be included in the initial 2019-2021 grant agreement with Ecology.  This recommendation is being provided by the Tech Track work group.

Date:  Friday, August 9, 2019
Time:  9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Call in number:  605-313-5141
Access Code: 723394#

Meeting Materials:
Recommendation Summary_Draft for 2019-2021 Grant Agreement with ECY

Upcoming work group meetings:
TSCA – August 7 at 10 am (Conference call in number 605-313-5141, 723394#)
Education and Outreach – August 13 at 10 am at the Spokane Regional Health District office
You can see meeting agendas on the work groups page a couple of days before each meeting.  Here is the link: Work Groups

July 31, 2019 Technical Track Work Group Call

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The next meeting of the SRRTTF Technical Track Work group is:

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Conference call-in number:  605-313-5141
Participant code: 723394#

We will be discussing a recommendation for the initial grant agreement scope for the 2019-2021 state biennium.

Meeting materials:
Recommendation Summary_Draft for TT

PMF & Green Chemistry final reports/Ecology & EPA news/EAP sampling schedule/Upcoming mtgs.

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Task Force,

The PMF blank study final report with the changes discussed at the last Task Force meeting can be seen on the website at this link: http://srrttf.org/?page_id=10186

The final IPCBs and Pigments report from Northwest Green Chemistry can be seen at this link: http://srrttf.org/?page_id=10179

Ecology’s Water Quality Program is offering more than $183 million in financial assistance for 106 high-priority clean water projects across the state.  See the link below for more information:
From onsite septic repair to stormwater infrastructure, $183 million is going to more than 100 clean water projects

EPA’s May 2019 Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter focuses on PCBs. Click the link for some interesting articles.

Brandee Era-Miller and Siana Wong from the Dept. of Ecology will be out on the Spokane River doing sampling work the first week in August and they could use one additional person to help on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday August 6-8. Please email Siana Wong, swon461@ECY.WA.GOV if interested.

Upcoming work group meetings (conf. calls: 605-313-5141, 723394#):
July 31 – Tech Track @ 10 am (Dept. of Ecology office, 4601 N. Monroe St., Spokane)
Aug. 7 – TSCA conf. call @ 10 am
Aug. 8 – Data Management conf. call @ 3pm
Aug. 13 – Education and Outreach @ 10 am (Spokane Regional Health District office)
For meeting materials please follow this link on the website: http://srrttf.org/?page_id=9623 and then select the work group you are interested in.


Draft QAPP addendum for Spokane River Screening Study

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The Department of Ecology has completed a draft Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) addendum and are looking for feedback from Task Force members. 

This draft addendum is for the plan, “Measuring PCBs in Biofilm, Sediment, and Invertebrates in the Spokane River: Screening Study.”  It describes follow-up sampling of biofilms on the Spokane River that is being planned for summer of 2019. 

Please click on the link below to access the addendum:
https://www.ezview.wa.gov/site/alias__1962/view_our_committees_spokane_river_technical_assistance_projects/37308/spokane_river_technical_assistance_projects.aspx

Task Force members and contracted technical review teams may provide comments to this draft until July 15, 2019. Please email comments to Siana Wong at swon461@ECY.WA.GOV

June 26, 2019 SRRTTF Meeting

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The next meeting of the Spokane River Regional Toxics Task Force is:
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:Spokane County Water Resource Center
1004 N. Freya Street
Spokane, WA 99202
Click here for a map

To attend by Webex and phone (all please register using the link below):
Register

After your request has been approved, you will receive instructions for joining.

Meeting Documents:
0 – SRRTTF agenda_20190626
1 – SRRTTF draft Meeting Summary 4-24-19
2 – ACE commitment report
3 – PMF Blank Study final report_061719
4a – FinalDraft_iPCBs and Pigments
4b – SRRTTF_BriefonPaper_Revised
5a – iPCB and Pigment Workshop_agenda_v6_20190618
5b – iPCB Workshop Concept Document 6.18.2019a
6 – Data Synthesis Workshop_final draft
7 – 2019MonitoringScope_Jun19draft
8 – 2019 – 2021 State Biennium Prelim Draft Budget Template
9 – Future Meeting Topics – June 2019